Arianna Huffington Innovators Series
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Arianna Huffington is a co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of thirteen books. Her latest book, Third World America, will be published in September 2010. She is also co-host of Left, Right & Center, public radio's popular political roundtable program, and is a frequent guest on television shows such as Charlie Rose, Real Time with Bill Maher, Larry King Live, Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The Rachel Maddow Show.
In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and blog site that has quickly become one of the most widely-read, linked to, and frequently-cited media brands on the Internet. She was named to the Time 100, Time Magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people, and to the Financial Times’ list of 50 people who shaped the decade.
Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union.
This event was exclusive to Media Council members and other invited guests. To inquire about joining the Media Council, contact Stephanie Kousoulas at 212-621-6732 or mediacouncil@paleycenter.org.
